I am also concerned with what Craig posted about Broadway Sound. If they are not there selling Gretsch guitars who will fill the void?

As for the Rancher I am considering trading my Taylor CE414 for it as the neck on the Taylor is a little large for me. It has about the same stats as the CG but I can handle the CG much easier than the Taylor. I don't play an acoustic very much.

Assuming you are talking about the new 5034TFT (Rancher with pickup and Bigsby with Chet/Wire-Arm).... There have been a couple of reviews on this model over on the Gretsch Pages (GDP). Most of the folks there are generally positive and enthusiastic about new Gretsch models. However, comments from those who have actually played this model have been disappointed. Accoustically, they say it sounds dull and thin. They also say it is heavy, and there may be some quality issues....